FINANCING & GRANTS

Fast Track Economic Development Fund: Grant provided to local communities to reimburse a company for eligible expenditures not covered by infrastructure or job training grants. The grant can help offset expenses such as relocation of equipment, temporary office space, capital improvements and retrofitting.

Only used in exceptional cases where a company’s impact, such as net new full-time positions and capital investment, in a community is significant. These funds are available subject to terms of the Accountability Agreement executed by the state, community and company. TNECD is not able to provide incentives prior to the execution and approval of a contract.

FastTrack Infrastructure Development Program: Grant provided to local governments for public infrastructure needs for new and expanding companies. TNECD will work with local officials to identify eligible needs for a project, such as water, sewer, rail, gas, electric, roadway, telecommunications or other site improvements. Must be for public infrastructure improvements benefiting a specific company generating net new full-time positions and capital investment; requires local matching funds. For onsite improvements, the community must provide a PILOT on the real property investment for at least five years. TNECD is not able to provide incentives prior to the execution and approval of a contract.

TAX INCENTIVES

Industrial Machinery Tax Credit: Credit of 1% to 10% for the purchase, third party installation and repair of qualified industrial machinery.

Manufacturing: includes purchases for machinery; apparatus and equipment with parts; appurtenances and accessories; repair parts and labor.

Warehousing and distribution: includes material handling equipment and racking systems with a minimum $10M capital investment within 36 months.

Job Tax Credit: Credit of $4,500 per job to offset up to 50% of franchise and excise (F&E) taxes in any given year with a carry forward for up to 15 years. Businesses must create at least 25 net new full-time positions within a 36 month period and invest at least $500,000 in a qualified business enterprise.

For Community Resurgence there is a credit of $2,500 per each position. Businesses must create 10 net new full-time jobs each paying the state’s average occupational wage and also be located in a census tract where poverty rate exceeds 30%.

Exemptions include industrial machinery, repair parts and industrial supplies used in the manufacturing process. Reductions include: 0-1.5% tax on water depending on use and 0-1.5% on gas, electricity and various energy sources depending on use.

Investment period begins one year prior to construction/expansion and ends 1 year after construction/expansion has concluded, but can be extended to six years with permission from the state. HQs receive a non-expiring sales tax credit for 6.5% for qualified personal property directly related to the new full-time position creation.

Minimum capital investment of $100M and 15 new full-time positions paying at least 150% of the state’s avg. occupational wage; investment must be made during a three year period, but can be extended to five years for investments under $1B or seven years for investments exceeding $1B with the state’s permission.

Research and Development: Sales tax exemption on certain equipment used in research and development.

Equipment must be used necessary to and primarily for research and development purposes.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

FastTrack Job Training Assistance Program: Grant provided directly to new or expanding companies that provides funding to support the training of net new full-time employees. Funding levels are based on the number of net new full-time positions created, amount of capital invested, wages of new employees and the types of skill and knowledge levels required. TNECD is not able to provide training incentives for any positions filled prior to the execution and approval of a contract.

OTHER RESOURCES

Export Assistance: TNECD offers Tennessee companies valuable export services through a Regional Export Network. The REN supports a trained coordinator in each of the three grand divisions and collaborates closely with local and federal partners. Free export planning services include:

Market Strategy Reports

Market Entry Recommendations and Assistance

Trade and Travel Assistance

Business Partner and Distributor Searches

Applicant Recruitment and Screening: The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development offers free assistance with the recruitment and screening of job applicants based on a company’s specific job requirements. More than 70,000 potential employees in statewide database.

State Industrial Access Program: The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contracts with local governments for projects to be developed through the State Industrial Access Program. The program provides funding and technical assistance for highway access to new and expanding industries.

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